Impact Of Socio-economic Status And Gender On Study Habits Of Secondary Students In Sagar Island, West Bengal

Study habits play a vital role in deciding the academic outcomes of students. In this study, the investigators aimed to examine the impact of socio-economic status (SES) and gender on study habits of secondary students in Sagar Island, West Bengal. For this study, the investigators have employed a survey method to collect data. The study sample consisted of 177 students studying in class IX who were selected randomly from Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. The data was collected using the Study Habit Inventory and socio-economic status scale, and then it was analysed using the Mean (M), Standard Deviation (SD), t-test, and ANOVA. The findings of the study reveal that there is no significant difference in the study habits of girls and boys. The present study also reveals that no significant difference in the study habits of IXth standard students between the lower-middle class and middle class, but a significant difference is noticed in the study habits of IXth standard students between the lower-middle class and upper-middle class, as well as between the middle class and upper-middle class. Further, the significant difference is mostly found in the study habits of girls belonging to the upper-middle class and boys belonging to the upper-middle class compared with those of boys belonging to the lower-middle class.